Editing Calendula (section)

===Culinary===
Also known as "poor man's saffron,"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-03 |title=Calendula Uses (Poor Man's Saffron) - Soothing Spices |url=https://soothingspices.com/calendula-uses-poor-mans-saffron/|access-date=2022-04-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> the petals are edible and can be used fresh in salads or dried and used to color cheese or as a substitute for [[saffron]].<ref name=spotlight>[http://www.complete-herbal.com/details/marigold.html Spotlight on Marigold.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518212908/http://www.complete-herbal.com/details/marigold.html |date=2011-05-18 }} The Complete Herbal - Herbs and Herbal Remedies.</ref> Calendulas have a mildly sweet taste that is slightly bitter, and as it dries these flavors become more intense. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Calendula Flowers |url=https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Calendula_Flowers_1511.php |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=specialtyproduce.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019221536/https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Calendula_Flowers_1511.php |url-status=live }}</ref> It can be used to add color to soups, stews, poultry dishes, [[custard]]s and liquors.<ref name=rodale/>

The common name for ''Calendula officinalis'' in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] is 'pot-marigold,' named so because of its use in [[Broth|broths]] and [[Soup|soups]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=MACHT |first=DAVID I. |title=Calendula or Marigold in Medical History and in Shakespeare |date=1955 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44446726 |journal=Bulletin of the History of Medicine |volume=29 |issue=6 |pages=491–502 |jstor=44446726 |pmid=13276712 |issn=0007-5140}}</ref>